We are sad to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague Malcolm Vinson Assoc BSC (1939-2025).
Born in 1939, Malcolm worked his way through the industry from clapper loader to camera operator. One of his early assignments was operating on second unit of The New Avengers in 1976. Later, he graduated to first unit along with alternating DPs Ian Wilson BSC and Ernest Steward BSC. His first main unit feature was The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979 aka Unidentified Flying Oddball d. Russ Mayberry, ph. Paul Beeson BSC) followed by The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s (1980 d. Frank Launder, ph. Ernest Steward). Alongside director and cinematographer Arthur Wooster BSC, he operated second unit on the James Bond films Octopussy (1983) and A View to a Kill (1985), whose first units were both directed by John Glen and photographed by Alan Hume BSC.
Among his other credits are For Queen and Country (1988 d. Martin Stellman, ph. Richard Greatrex BSC), Henry V (1989 d. Kenneth Branagh, ph. Ken Macmillan BSC) and The Rainbow Thief (1990 d. Alejandro Jodorowsky, ph. Ronnie Taylor BSC). His last credit is for the television series The Coral Island (2000 d. John Gorrie, ph. Mike Thomson).
Malcolm became an associate member of the BSC in 1990.
OTHER CREDITS: Minder, Jeeves and Wooster, Inspector Morse, The Browning Version, The Ghost Hunter
